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2024 National Electoral Calendar
This national electoral calendar for 2024 lists the national/ federal elections held in 2024 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included. January * 7 January: Bangladesh, Parliament * 9 January: Bhutan, National Assembly (2nd round) * 11 January: ''Sint Maarten, Parliament'' * 13 January: Taiwan, President and Parliament * 14 January: Comoros, President * 21 January: Liechtenstein, Referendums * 26 January: Tuvalu, Parliament * 28 January: Finland, President (1st round) February * 4 February: El Salvador, President and Parliament * 7 February: Azerbaijan, President * 8 February: Pakistan, National Assembly * 11 February: Finland, President (2nd round) * 14 February: Indonesia, President and Parliament * 25 February: ** Belarus, House of Representatives ** Liechtenstein, Referendum March * 1 March: Iran, Parliament (1st round) and Assembly of Experts * 3 March: ** El Salvador, Central American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federation
A federation (also called a federal state) is an entity characterized by a political union, union of partially federated state, self-governing provinces, states, or other regions under a #Federal governments, federal government (federalism). In a federation, the self-governing status of the component states, as well as the division of power between them and the central government, is Constitution, constitutionally entrenched and may not be altered by a unilateral decision, neither by the component states nor the federal political body without constitutional amendment. Sovereign power is formally divided between a central authority and a number of constituent regions so that each region retains some degree of control over its internal affairs. Overriding powers of a central authority theoretically can include the constitutional authority to suspend a constituent state's government by invoking gross mismanagement or civil unrest, or to adopt national legislation that override ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Liechtenstein Referendums
Eight referendums were held in Liechtenstein in 2024. On 21 January 2024 voters were asked three questions: On introducing an obligation to install Solar panel, photovoltaic panels on non-residential buildings, on the reform of the energy standards in the building sector aimed at emulating those applied in Switzerland since 2014 and in the EU since 2010, as well as on stopping the automatic sending of electronic health records to health insurance beneficiaries. All three proposals were rejected by voters. In addition, another referendum was held on 25 February 2024 with a question regarding direct elections of members of the government. The proposal was also rejected by voters. One further referendum was held on 16 June 2024 regarding the building of a new state hospital in Liechtenstein. The proposal was accepted by voters. Another referendum was held on 22 September 2024 regarding accession to the International Monetary Fund. The proposal was accepted by voters. Another refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elections In Indonesia
Elections in Indonesia have taken place since 1955 to elect a legislature. At a national level, Indonesian people did not elect a head of state – the President of Indonesia, president – until 2004. Since then, the president is elected for a five-year term, as are the 580-member House of Representatives (Indonesia), People's Representative Council (, DPR), the 152-seat Regional Representative Council (''Dewan Perwakilan Daerah'') in 2024 Indonesian general election, 2024 general election, in addition to provincial and municipal legislative councils. Members of the People's Representative Council are elected by proportional representation from multi-candidate Constituency, constituencies. Currently, there are 77 constituencies in Indonesia, and each returns 3-10 Members of Parliament based on population. Under Indonesia's multi-party system, no one party has yet been able to secure an outright majority in a democratic election; parties have needed to work tog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Pakistani General Election
General elections, originally scheduled to be held in 2023, were held in Pakistan on 8 February 2024 to elect the members of the List of members of the 16th National Assembly of Pakistan, 16th National Assembly of Pakistan, National Assembly. The Election Commission of Pakistan announced the detailed schedule on 15 December 2023. The elections were held following 2022–2023 Pakistan political unrest, two years of political unrest after Prime Minister Imran Khan of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was No-confidence motion against Imran Khan, removed from office by a no-confidence motion. Subsequently, Khan was arrested and convicted for corruption and barred from politics for five years. In the run-up to the elections, PTI intra-party elections case, a Supreme Court ruling stripped the PTI of their electoral symbol for failing to hold intra-party elections for years. On election night, television broadcasts showed PTI-backed independent candidates leading in at least 127 nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elections In Pakistan
Since establishment in 1947, Pakistan has had a non-symmetric federal government and is a federal parliamentary democratic republic. At the national level, the people of Pakistan elect a bicameral legislature, the Parliament of Pakistan. The parliament consists of a lower house, the National Assembly, elected directly via first-past-the-post voting, and an upper house, the Senate, whose members are chosen by elected provincial legislators. The head of government, the Prime Minister, is elected by the majority members of the National Assembly and the head of state (and figurehead), the President, is elected by the Electoral College, which consists of both houses of Parliament together with the four provincial assemblies. In addition to the national and provincial assemblies, Pakistan has over five thousand elected local governments. The Election Commission of Pakistan is a constitutionally-established institution chaired by an appointed and designated Chief Election Comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Azerbaijani Presidential Election
Presidential elections were held in Azerbaijan on 7 February 2024. Incumbent president Ilham Aliyev, who has held office since 2003, won a fifth consecutive term with over 92% of the vote, defeating his closest runner-up Zahid Oruj, who obtained just 2% of the vote. Originally planned for October 2025, President Aliyev called for a snap election in December 2023 following the victorious 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh. This offensive led to the end of the Republic of Artsakh, which was an Armenian-led breakaway state, and Azerbaijan gaining full control over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. The election is informally known as the "Victory Election" () due to the successful military operation. It marks the third snap election in Azerbaijan's history and the first to be held in winter season. The election takes place in an authoritarian context where the opposition and independent media are noted to be repressed in Aze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elections In Azerbaijan
After its independence from the Soviet Union, elections in Azerbaijan have frequently been affected by electoral fraud and other unfair election practices, such as holding opposition politicians as political prisoners. Since 1993, Heydar Aliyev and his son Ilham Aliyev have been continuously in power. Political scientists characterize Azerbaijan as an electoral authoritarian regime. The ruling New Azerbaijan Party, headed by Ilham Aliyev, controls all the electoral commissions in Azerbaijan. The President of Azerbaijan is elected for a seven-year term by the people; before a constitutional referendum changed this in 2009, the position was limited to two terms. The National Assembly (''Milli Məclis'') has 125 members. Before 2005, 100 members were elected for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies and 25 members were elected by proportional representation. Since 2005 all 125 members are elected in single-seat constituencies. Azerbaijan is a one party dominant state. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Salvadoran General Election
General elections were held in El Salvador in February and March 2024. In the first round on 4 February, voters elected the President of El Salvador, president, Vice President of El Salvador, vice president, and all 60 deputies of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador, Legislative Assembly. In the second round on 3 March, voters elected mayors and municipal councils for all 44 of the country's Municipalities of El Salvador, municipalities and all 20 of El Salvador's deputies to the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN). The Supreme Electoral Court (El Salvador), Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) allowed 13 List of political parties in El Salvador, political parties to participate in the election. Seven parties ran presidential candidates; incumbent president Nayib Bukele ran for re-election with Nuevas Ideas, the political party he established in 2018, while the political opposition's presidential candidates were: Joel Sánchez of the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA), Manu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elections In El Salvador
In El Salvador, elections are held for government offices at the national, municipal, and supranational levels. Salvadoran citizens elect the president, vice president, and deputies of the Legislative Assembly at the national level; mayors and municipal council members at the municipal level; and El Salvador's deputies to the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) at the supranational level. All elected officials are selected in direct elections. El Salvador has held elections since the 1820s, but elections have faced fraud, clientelism, patronage, and political violence throughout its history. The 20th century military dictatorship utilized elections to legitimize its rule. Since the 1980s, El Salvador has held free and fair elections, but political analysts have raised concerns of democratic backsliding during Nayib Bukele's presidency. Voting Voting methods El Salvador holds elections at the national, municipal, and supranational levels. At the national level, Salva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Finnish Presidential Election
Presidential elections were held in Finland on 28 January 2024, with a second round held on 11 February. Voters elected a President of Finland, president of the Republic for a six-year term. Incumbent president Sauli Niinistö was term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election, having served the maximum two terms, ensuring that the president elected would be the country's thirteenth. Had the new president been elected in the first round on 28 January by winning more than half of valid votes cast, their term would have begun on 1 February. However, as no candidate received a majority of votes, Alexander Stubb and Pekka Haavisto contested in a runoff on 11 February with Stubb winning 51.6% to Haavisto's 48.4%. The result in the second round was the closest in the history of presidential elections in Finland, followed by the 2000 Finnish presidential election, 2000 presidential runoff. Stubb began his term as president on 1 March. Background The presidential election was the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elections In Finland
There are five types of elections in Finland: elections for the President of Finland, president, the Parliament of Finland, parliament, county councils of the Wellbeing services counties of Finland, wellbeing services counties, Municipalities of Finland, municipal councils and the Finland (European Parliament constituency), European Parliament. Normally, all Finnish citizens aged 18 or older are eligible to vote. Some non-citizens may also have the right to vote in municipal, county and European elections. Finland holds a presidential election every six years to elect the President of Finland. The election uses a two-round system based on a direct popular vote. If no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote in the first round, a runoff is held between the two candidates with the highest number of votes. The same person can serve as president for no more than two consecutive terms. Parliamentary elections are held every four years to elect members of the Parliament of Finland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio New Zealand
Radio New Zealand (), commonly known as RNZ or Radio NZ, is a New Zealand public service broadcaster and Crown entity. Established under the Radio New Zealand Act 1995, it operates news and current affairs station, RNZ National, and a classical music and jazz station, RNZ Concert, with full government funding from NZ On Air. Since 2014, the organisation's focus has been to transform from a radio broadcaster to a multimedia outlet, increasing its production of digital content in audio, video, and written forms, utilising rnz.co.nz and the RNZ app. The organisation plays a central role in New Zealand public broadcasting. The New Zealand Parliament fully funds its AM network, used in part for the broadcast of parliamentary proceedings. RNZ has a statutory role under the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002 to act as a "lifeline utility" in emergencies. It is also responsible for an international service, RNZ Pacific, which broadcasts to the South Pacific in both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
